Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A unit of currency formerly used in Brazil.
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- noun The
monetary unit ofBrazil from 1942 to 1986 and 1990 to 1993.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Stop my dear friends and think just for a second, cruzeiro has a triple crown, that's undeniable.
Cruzeiro Esporte Clube kits 2007/08 Brazilian Serie-A Azmie aka switch image 2007
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In a older post the fans of cruzeiro and atlético were arguing, who is the best and all that stuff.
Cruzeiro Esporte Clube kits 2007/08 Brazilian Serie-A Azmie aka switch image 2007
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Anyhow, even with some 1000 cruzeiro notes (worth about $3), but mostly in contos, the pay for Suliadora was a multitude of stacks of bills, bundled together with rubber bands.
BRASIL AS A GIRL Maggie Jochild 2007
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And the currency was so devalued that the monetary unit, a cruzeiro, was not even worth a penny.
BRASIL AS A GIRL Maggie Jochild 2007
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One hundred cruzeiro bills were the smallest you usually ever saw; this were worth about 30 cents, and were called "contos".
BRASIL AS A GIRL Maggie Jochild 2007
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Brazil's mandate to push for growth at any and all costs had driven the cruzeiro into the gutter.
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The monetary unit is the cruzeiro and the official exchange rate in terms of the United States dollar has been 18.82 cr. to the $1. for many years.
Modern Brazil 1956
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Spotted on 101GG Share/Save/Bookmark Categories: Football videos, South America Tags: cruzeiro, football funny, ...
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Spotted on 101GG Share/Save/Bookmark Categories: Football videos, South America Tags: cruzeiro, football funny, ...
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Um belo cruzeiro!!!!, dependendo de qual. esse com certeza nao esta nesta lista LINK DO 2º VIDEO: www. youtube.com
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